Now get us out of the human rights racket, too: If Mother Theresa really believes Brexit means Brexit, she must put an end to the stronghold EU courts have over the UK, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN

Back in April, when she was still in favour of Britain staying in the EU, Theresa May gave a speech in which she said even if we voted to Remain it wouldn’t prevent us pulling out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Now that we’ve voted to Leave, what’s she waiting for?

If Mother Theresa really believes Brexit means Brexit, she should immediately instruct her new Justice Secretary Liz Truss to give notice that we intend to withdraw from the Convention and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.

Now that Cameron’s gone, it is Theresa May’s chance to show that she meant at least part of what she said during the referendum campaign

After all, this was a Conservative manifesto commitment at the last General Election. The groundwork was prepared by Michael Gove and Chris Grayling, but Call Me Dave pulled the plug, claiming withdrawal would be ‘too difficult’.

Now that Cameron’s gone, it is May’s chance to show that she meant at least part of what she said during the referendum campaign. The Brexit vote has given us a golden opportunity to extricate ourselves not just from the EU but every single European institution which works against our best interests.

Although the Court of Human Rights is a separate entity from the EU, member states are obliged to obey its rulings. Yet despite this condition, Theresa believed we could disentangle ourselves without leaving the EU.

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The simplest way is for Parliament to repeal Labour’s 1998 Human Rights Act, which incorporated the Convention into British law —described by Tony Blair as his greatest achievement in politics.

You don’t need me to tell you that the yuman rites racket is the most pernicious piece of legislation ever to find its way onto the statute book.

As some of us warned at the time, it has proved to be a charter for crooks, terrorists, murderers, rapists and illegal immigrants — as well as being a goldmine for lawyers, such as Blair’s missus, the Wicked Witch, and her Left-wing colleagues at Matrix Chambers, aka Nonces ’R’ Us.

It has been used by politically motivated ambulance-chasers such as Birmingham-based Phil Shyster to hound brave British soldiers over fictitious claims of war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Other people have found themselves persecuted for their Christian beliefs.

And how many times have we been told we can’t deport foreign criminals because it would be a breach of their human rights?

Abdi Waise was convicted of supplying class-B drugs, one count of kidnap and four counts of attempted kidnap

Take the latest case of an illegal Somalian immigrant, Abdi Waise, who was supposed to have been kicked out of Britain after serving six years of an eight-year sentence for raping a young woman he snatched off the street in 2008.

His deportation order was stayed in 2013 when lawyers — paid out of legal aid, natch — launched an appeal on human rights grounds.

Three weeks after he was released on licence, Waise struck again, posing as a police officer in an attempt to kidnap young children on their way to school in North London and ply them with drugs. One of his victims was an 11-year-old girl.

Waise has a string of convictions, including robbery, theft and possession of cannabis. He was also charged with two sexual offences, including an attempted rape involving throttling, both of which were dropped. A further charge of attempting to kidnap a 15-year-old girl was left on file.

Yesterday, at Wood Green Crown Court, he was convicted of supplying class-B drugs, kidnap and attempted kidnap. Judge Witold Pawlak expressed astonishment that the deportation order had not been enforced three years ago. ‘If he had been deported then, all those children would not have gone through their unfortunate experiences.’

Precisely, but this case is pretty much par for the course.

Ever since the yuman rites act was passed, this column has regularly reported on a procession of similar, outrageous abuses of justice involving foreign nationals who should have had no right to be here.

Thanks to the Act, terrorists dedicated to overthrowing our democracy and murdering as many British citizens as possible are not only free to walk the streets, they’re given rent-paid council houses and plied with benefits, including top-of-the-range TVs and family cars.

We can’t even deport EU citizens back to their countries of origin. Remember the Mafia boss living in West London who successfully appealed against being sent back to Italy, on the grounds that he would be unfairly treated by the Italian justice system? Yet Italy is also a signatory to the human rights convention.

No wonder Britain has become a magnet for illegal immigrants and alleged asylum seekers from across the globe, such as those African migrants currently cluttering up Lake Como, near George Clooney’s pad, and vowing: England, here we come! They know perfectly well if they can reach this country, the chances of them being booted out are less than zero.

Or, as Frank Sinatra almost sang in New York, New York:

If you can make it here,

You won’t be sent ANYWHERE . . .

Ever since the Brexit vote, there has been an argument about the future status of EU citizens currently living here. Clearly it would be absurd and unfair to expel anyone who came here legally, is working, paying taxes and making a contribution to society.

But that shouldn’t mean we have to continue to give houseroom to foreign undesirables, rough sleepers, welfare scroungers, gangsters, murderers, rapists, terrorists, beggars, muggers and cashpoint crooks who have set up shop here — and who at present we seem powerless to deport.

Three weeks ago, Britain voted emphatically to leave the EU, to regain the right to make our own laws and control our own borders.

Our inability to manage immigration and kick out those who don’t belong here was a decisive factor.

Leaving the EU will only partly solve the problem. Getting out of the European human rights stranglehold will be a major contribution to restoring our national sovereignty.

A glorious, independent future awaits once we are free of the shackles of foreign laws laid down by judges we can’t name and didn’t appoint.

So what are you waiting for, Theresa?

Here’s something for you to contemplate if you’re reading this at the airport, waiting for your holiday jet. Don’t drink too much before boarding.

As a fairly frequent flier, I’m well aware of the shortage of toilets on planes. I like to sip plenty of water on long-haul flights to stay hydrated, but sometimes have to limit my intake because of the inevitable queue for the loo, which often resembles the long line outside the Ladies’ during the interval at the theatre.

In pursuit of profit, some airlines would rather squeeze in more seats than provide an adequate number of lavatories.

Here’s something for you to contemplate if you’re reading this at the airport, waiting for your holiday jet. Don’t drink too much before boarding

The problem is even worse when someone tries to flush a nappy down the toilet, putting it out of action for the rest of the flight, or an amorous couple decide to join the Mile High Club. Now manufacturer Airbus has come up with a possible solution — for men, at least. It is proposing to install urinals on some flights to cut congestion.

I’m sure it seemed like a good idea at the time, but have they thought it through properly? Urinals might optimise space, but they don’t seem to have considered the possibility of, er, spillage, especially when the plane is experiencing turbulence. What if the pilot has to undertake an emergency nose dive?

It’s bad enough when someone knocks over a can of beer on a plane. And by the end of most long-haul flights, traditional toilets can resemble the inside of a Portaloo after a four-day pop festival. A major urinal malfunction on a jumbo jet is too horrible to contemplate. Back to the drawing board.

A court martial was shown mobile footage of a woman performing a sex act on a man wearing a gas mask (file photo)

A 20-year-old woman went to Bulford Army barracks in Wiltshire for a threesome — and ended up servicing seven soldiers.

A court martial was shown mobile footage of her performing a sex act on a man wearing a gas mask. Him, not her, that is.

Seems like a nice girl.

The orgy only came to light when the woman complained about being hit with the ‘regimental cane’, leading to charges being brought against a soldier who has since been promoted to Lance Corporal.

Defence counsel told the court martial that being hit with the cane was not ‘particularly traumatic’ since she had intercourse with three of the squaddies ‘simultaneously’ afterwards.

Case dismissed.

When I read this story, I was reminded of the time Del Boy saw Trigger’s birth certificate in Only Fools And Horses.

Under Father’s Name it read: ‘Some soldiers.’

What’s the worst job you ever had? An East London council is hiring staff to compile DNA profiles of dogs from the mess left in parks and on pavements.

Apparently, you can tell breed, gender, eye colour and even the texture of the dog’s coat from stool samples. Once the animals have been identified, their owners will be issued with £80 fines. The scheme is being introduced in . . . the London Borough of Barking.

You couldn’t make it up.

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Theresa May must end the stronghold EU courts have over the UK, writes RICHARD LITTLEJOHN